King Edward Memorial Hospital

King Edward Memorial Hospital (KEMH) (external site) joined the Maternity Unit at Osborne Park Hospital along with other specialist statewide health services to form the Women and Newborn Health Service (WNHS), providing clinical care to women and families.

Established in 1916, KEMH is the State’s largest maternity hospital and the only referral centre for complex, high acuity pregnancies in WA.

There were 5,552 births at KEMH, with 62 percent of women needing high acuity care. The Maternity Unit at Osborne Park Hospital supported the birth of 1,582 babies, with 56 percent of women needing higher acuity care.

WNHS treated 20,823 inpatients and provided 209,073 outpatient appointments. There were 12,546 emergency presentations.